2017 ASOR HONORS & AWARDS
Each year at the Annual Meeting, ASOR recognizes individuals who have performed outstanding service for the organization or who have published exceptional academic work or otherwise made significant contributions to our field. The following award recipients were honored at the 2017 Annual Meeting in Boston, MA. Awards were presented by Laura Mazow, Chair of ASOR’s Honors and Awards Committee and Associate Professor at East Carolina University.
The Richard J. Scheuer Medal: This award honors an individual who has provided truly outstanding, long term support and service contributions to ASOR. (This medal is awarded when such an individual is identified.) Awarded to William G. Dever, Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Arizona and Distinguished Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at Lycoming College.
The Charles U. Harris Service Award. This award is given in recognition of long term and/or special service as an ASOR officer or Trustee. (One award is given annually.) Awarded to Carol Meyers, Mary Grace Wilson Professor of Religion Emerita at Duke University.
The P. E. MacAllister Field Archaeology Award. This award honors an archaeologist who, during his/her career, has made outstanding contributions to ancient Near Eastern and Eastern Mediterranean archaeology. (One award is given annually.) Awarded to Israel Finkelstein, Jacob Alkow Professor of the Archaeology of Israel in the Bronze and Iron Ages at Tel Aviv University.
The G. Ernest Wright Award. This award is given to the editor/author of the most substantial volume(s) dealing with archaeological material, excavation reports and material culture from the ancient Near East and eastern Mediterranean. This work must be the result of original research published within the past two years. (One award is given annually.) Awarded to Glenn Schwartz, Whiting Professor of Archaeology and Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Studies, Johns Hopkins University, for Rural Archaeology in Early Urban Northern Mesopotamia: Excavations at Tell al-Raqa’i.
The Frank Moore Cross Award. This award is presented to the editor/author of the most substantial volume(s) related to one of the following categories: a) the history and/or religion of ancient Israel; b) ancient Near Eastern and eastern Mediterranean epigraphy; c) textual studies on the Hebrew Bible; or d) comparative studies of the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near Eastern literature. This work must be the result of original research published during the past two years. (One award is given annually.) Awarded to Sara J. Milstein, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of British Columbia, for Tracking the Master Scribe: Revision through Introduction in Biblical and Mesopotamian Literature.
The Nancy Lapp Popular Book Award. This award is presented to the author/editor of a book published in the last two years that offers a new synthesis of archaeological or textual evidence intended to reach an audience of scholars as well as students and the broader public. (One award is given annually.) Awarded to Patrick E. McGovern, Scientific Director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Project for Cuisine, Fermented Beverages, and Health at the University of Pennsylvania Museum, for Ancient Brews: Rediscovered and Re-created.
The W. F. Albright Award. This award honors an individual who has shown special support or made outstanding service contributions to one of the overseas centers, ACOR, AIAR, CAARI, or to one of the overseas committees – the Baghdad Committee and the Damascus Committee. (This award is given when such an individual is identified.)
AIAR: Awarded to Sharon Herbert, Charles K. Williams II Distinguished University Professor of Classical Archaeology, Department of Classical Studies, University of Michigan, and former Director of the University of Michigan’ s Kelsey Museum.
CAARI: Awarded to Andrew P. McCarthy, Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Edinburgh.
ACOR: Awarded to H.R.H. Prince Raad Zeid Al-Hussein, of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
ASOR Membership Service Award. This award recognizes individuals who have made special contributions on behalf of the ASOR membership, through committee, editorial, or office services. (Up to three awards are given annually.)
Awarded to Rachel Hallote, Professor of History, Purchase College, State University of New York.
Awarded to Lawrence “Larry” Geraty, President Emeritus of La Sierra University.
Awarded to Erin Darby, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Robert Darby, Lecturer in Art History, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
The ASOR Special Service Award. Awarded to James “Jim” Eisenbraun, President and Publisher, Eisenbrauns.
The Joy Ungerleider Poster Award. This award is conferred upon the author(s) of the poster presenting the results of a study about ancient Near Eastern societies in a clear, legible fashion using original graphic content. Subject matter may be based in archaeological sciences, history, anthropology, epigraphy, ethnography, heritage or other scholarly approaches to understanding ancient people in the areas covered by ASOR. (One award is given annually.) Awarded to Rebecca Seifried (Institute for Mediterranean Studies) and Chelsea A. M. Gardner (Mount Allison University), for their poster: “The Value of Travelers’ Itineraries in Archaeological Research: A GIS Analysis of Pathways through the Mani Peninsula, Greece.”
Learn more about ASOR’s Honors and Awards Committee.
